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C. F. BLOOD AND FRANKLIN BLOOD, OF GRAVSVILL'E, WISCONSIN.

Letters Patent No. 66,450, dated July 9, 1867.

IMPROVED WASHING AND WRINGING MACHINE;

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Be it known that we, C. F. BLooD and FRANKLIN BLoon, of Gravesville, inthe county of ICalumet, and State` of Wisconsin, have invented a new andimproved Combined Washing and Wringing Machine; and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The nature of our invention mainly consists in constructing a washingmachine and wringerI such a manner as to make the wringer perform thedouble function of drawing the clothes from the washing apparatus as thewashing is' completed, and wringing thm at one operation. It alsoconsists ina novel mode ofconstructing the bed of the washing apparatusin spring sections, which yield independently of each other inaccommodationto variations in the thickness of the clothes being washed;and so constructing the parts to which the rubber is attached that theymay be folded with the latter in the washing-box. The construction andoperation of the combined washer and wringer will be understood bythefollowing description. In the accompanying drawings, which make a partof this specication- Figure 1 is a plan or top-view of the combinedwashing machine and wringen.

Figure 2 is a-vertical section of ditto at the red line a' of' g. 1.

Figure 3 is an isometrical view of one of the bed-pieces B.

Figure 4 is a face view of the hinged post H.

Figure 5 is an isometrical view of one of the spring-,journal bearingsJ.

Like letters in all the gures indicate the same parts.

A is abox which contains the washing and wringing apparatus. The bedupon which the clothes are laid to be rubbed consists of a series ofpieces, B, which have angular grooves or depressions a, the saiddepressions running right and left on the contiguous pieces, so as toform a more perfect bed for the clothes. The pieces B have a spring, b,at each end, formed out of the body of the piece itself, as representedin detail in iig. 3.'

The springs may, however, when found most convenient, bc made ofseparate strips to run the whole length of the grooved piece, andconfined at the middle'to the under side of the same. The resilientparts of the springs are confined to the cross-pieces C C by' means oflongitudinal grooves c. The pieces C C are permanently secured to theside pieces D D, so as to form a frame for holding the bed in place, andmaking it portable. E E E are headed rollers, whose journals turn in theside pieces of the frame F as the series isI moved back and forth overthe clothes. By means of `the connectingrods G G the said frame isjointed to the upper end of the hingedpost H to provide for theoscillation of the frame, the said rods partially turning at their lowerends on journals formed near the ends of the cross-piece d of the frameF, und at their upper ends on the pin e, which connects them with thepost. The latter is connected to the contiguous ends -of the box A bymeans of the hinge f, so as to provide for its being folded up with itsattachments in the box when the machine is not in use. When in theposition seen in the. drawings, the post is secured by means of the slotg, pin h, and setscrew i. The outer end of the pin is fast in the end ofthe box. The pin has conical depressions to receive the-point of thescrew when the post is adjusted at the proper angle. The angle of thepost'is intendedto be varied to elevate or depress the rubbing-rollers Einv accommodation to thick or thin layers of clothes.

We combine with the Washing apparatus a wringing device, consisting ofthe lower roller' I, whose journals turn in the side pieces D D, and theupper roller I', which is supported by the spring bearings JJ, one ofwhich is represented in detail in iig. 5. l On one end of the shaft ofthe roller I there is a handle or crank, K.

The operation is as follows: The clothes being placed in position on thegrooved or tinted bed B, which is properly covered with Water, and thepost H secured in position, the operator takes hold of the stretcher dof the frame F, and moves the rubbing-rollers back and forth over theclothes until the latter are suiciently washed,

and then enters them between the wringing-rollers I and I, and turns'thehandle Kin the direction of the arrows, whereby the clothes are drawnfrom the bedB and wrang as they pass through said rollers, at oneoperation. I

4What we claim as new, und desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The tinted` springing pieces B, arranged'and operating substantiallyin the manner hereiubefo're described and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the suspending post H with the box A by means ofthe hinge f, pin h, and screw substantially in the manner and for thepurposes above set forth.

3. The combination and arrangement ofthe rollers I and I With the bed B,for the double purpose of drawing the clothes from the latter whenwashed, and wringingv them at one operation, substantially as described.

In testimony that the above is our invention, we have hereunto set ourhands nd axed our seals this 16th day of April, 1867.

CF. BLOOD. [L 8.]

FRANKLIN BLOOD. [1.. s] Witnesses:

EDWIN ALDEN, C. VAUGHAN.

